Student Assistant: Incubation & Startup Support

Kuehne Logistics University; Hamburg; Vor Ort; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

A private university in Hamburg is seeking a passionate individual to develop an incubation program for student founders. The ideal candidate will design and implement the program while supporting funding applications and building a mentor network. This role requires a deep interest in community building, a hands-on attitude, and fluency in English. The offer includes a dynamic environment with opportunities for creative freedom and direct collaboration with leadership, amidst a strong community of entrepreneurial minds.

Leistungen

High degree of ownership

Creative freedom

Dynamic, purpose-driven environment

Direct collaboration with leadership

Strong entrepreneurial community

Qualifikationen

• Deep interest in community building essential.
• Hands-on, can-do attitude and willingness to learn required.
• Curiosity for entrepreneurship, innovation, and education needed.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; German is a plus.
• Must be an enrolled regular student at a recognized university.
• Availability on-site and flexibility for occasional evening and weekend work.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement an incubation program for student founders.
• Support EXIST and other funding applications.
• Negotiate startup perks and build a mentor network.
• Facilitate the KLU Founder Club and peer-learning formats.
• Offer individual advisory hours and organize startup-related events.

Kenntnisse

Community building

Hands-on attitude

Curiosity for entrepreneurship

Fluency in English

Flexibility

Ausbildung

Enrollment as a regular student at a state‑recognized university

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking for

You’re passionate about startups and want to help others launch their ventures? Join us to build the EIH’s incubation services from scratch. You’ll shape the support system for KLU founders and help turn ideas into real businesses.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and implement an incubation program for student founders
• Support EXIST and other funding applications
• Negotiate startup perks and build a mentor network
• Facilitate the KLU Founder Club and peer‑learning formats
• Offer individual advisory hours and organize startup‑related events

Your qualifications

• A deep interest in community building
• A hands‑on, can‑do attitude and willingness to learn
• Curiosity for entrepreneurship, innovation, and education
• Fluency in English (German is a plus)
• Enrollment as a regular student at a state‑recognized university
• Availability on‑site and flexibility to work occasionally in the evenings and at weekends (room handovers, accompanying excursions and events)

We offer

• A high degree of ownership: You’ll lead your own projects and shape your role.
• Creative freedom: We value initiative and fresh ideas – and we’ll give you the space to try them out.
• A dynamic, purpose‑driven environment: Work at the intersection of academia, startups, and industry.
• Direct collaboration with leadership: Learn from experienced innovators and decision‑makers.
• A strong community: Be part of a growing network of entrepreneurial minds at KLU and beyond.

About KLU & the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub (EIH)

The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub (EIH) at KLU is the university’s platform for entrepreneurial thinking, innovation‑driven education, and startup support. We empower students, researchers, and corporate partners to explore new ideas, develop entrepreneurial skills, and co‑create solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. Whether through startup incubation, corporate innovation formats, or community‑building initiatives – the EIH is where ideas turn into action.

Contact

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to an international, collaborative, and forward‑thinking environment.

Please send your application to us via the e‑mail at klu-jobs@m. or via the “Apply” button.

About us

Kühne Logistics University–Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Logistik und Unternehmensführung is a private university founded in 2010 and located in Hamburg’s HafenCity. KLU is a state‑recognized university with the right to grant PhDs. With its AACSB accreditation, it ranks among the top 5% of business schools and management universities worldwide, with a dedicated focus on logistics, operations, and supply chain management. Following an internationalisation strategy, we are now opening a campus in Vietnam and plan for two further campuses in Africa and the Americas.

We instill KLU’s signature operations mindset in all our students, drawing on the strengths and key characteristics of logistics, including resilience, data‑driven and action‑oriented decision‑making. As a boutique university, KLU offers its students and doctoral candidates a high degree of specialization and excellent study conditions. Further education programmes for specialists and managers are offered in the form of seminars and summer schools by KLU Executive Education.